The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-30

part Of July IL is predicted that the first
shipment will be made from the Blaney
mine. J. NJ. Case, ofMarquette, together
with Green Bay and Milwaukee parties
are the owners.
On the sixteenth OF March last explor-
tory work was inaugurated on the south
west quarter Of the northeast quarter
Of section twenty<six, 1882, one mile
east OF the Blaney mine and near the old
Windfall property, on lands owned by
the Detroit, Mackinae 4 Marquette Rail-
road Co., under option 20 Julian NJ.
Case, OF Marquette. The work has been
done under the personal supervision oil
III. Il. Swain, superintendent oil the
Blaney mine. Nothing has been said re
garding the work going on there, for the
reason that IL was not generally known;
ii being the intention Of the operator to
first find a mine, il one was 10 be found
there and then do the talking. Through
the courtesy Of Mr.. Case and under the
guidance Of Mr.. Swain "A representative
vi HE tflANVND bntt<is was itFthiteh'1
to examine the workings and he viii en-
deavor to make n conscientious report
OF an uninterested party. Mr.. Case has
an option on the southwest quarter oil
the northeast quarter, IA before stated
and also the west half Of the east hall of
the same section, but all OF the work IL
beng done on the former description. A
pit was commenced about the center OF
the description and when only down n
depth Of seven feet ore was encountered.
The pit was then converted into work
ing shaft and lowered twenty-nine feet
all i'm a clear, soft blue ore, not unlike
that taken from the Blaney mine. A
drift has been driven sixteen feet To the
west from the bottom Of this shaft and
in the same splendid ore, another drift
runs eighteen feet to the east in the same
material and no walls as yet. Test pits
have been lowered on either side OF the
shaft To ascertain il possible the loca-
ton OF the walls The pit on the east
bottomed on soapy slate and the
west pit on black states, the distance
between the pits being nearly eighty feet
and Mr. Swain is OF the opinion that
these will constitute the walls and that,
from their appearances, the vein will be
found To be not less than seventy feet IN
width though the walls cannot as yet
be defined from the fact that the forma-
ton stands nearly on end, or more
properly speaking, perpendicular. One
hundred feet due south Of this shaft Is a
pit which has penetrated the vein con
| siderable distance and the same number
OF feet to the north another working
shaft il being lowered i'm the ore, making
three shafts lowered into the vein of ore
proving conclusively that there is two
hundred feet Of a vein Of clean ore lyinl
under very small amount OF Gaping
The true course of the vein is directly
north and south Pitsa being lowered
on either side Of this shaft, in the sam,
manner IA mt the main shaft and Tor tn,
same purpose, that OF locating the walls
Other test pits are going down on thu
course 81 the vein and it is quite reason
able Co suppose that the length of th'
vein is many times that which has SO fal
shown up, ut least Mr.. Swain makes thai
prediction, and he is not given TO ad
vancing ideas unless well founded. 81,
men have been employed since work wai
commenced, but II the find is as rich ai
the present Indications would lead TIN
most skeptical 90 believe, a much large
force will he put on and the property
opened up at once and another min'
placed ON the list 81 shippers in the Crys
tai Falls district. A visit TO the new fine
is well worth any ones time who is n
the least interested i'm such matters
Average samples OF the ore taken iron
all three pits are ON exhibition at thi
: office. Julian NJ. Case is the owner an,
operator Of this property which has sucl
glowing prospects.
: A bright star eliminates the heavens
! an era OF prosperity, greater than eve
/, before known by those OF this generation
3 is dawning, and this Range comes in 10
9 it's share OF the profits Of good times
I Iron, our main stay and backbone, Il
/ experiencing general reviving and iror
4 producing sections can not be otherwis'
( than benefited 10y the advance OF tina
!, article 81 commerce. The depression il
g iron caused serious damper 10 be pu
4 on mining ON the Mcnominee Range, bu